Antibiotics Flashcards
What are gram positive cocci?
Staphylcocci (including MRSA) - coagulase positive (e.g. Staph aureus) + coagulase negative (e.g. Staph epidermidis)
Streptococci: b-haemolytic (e.g. strep pyogenes, Group A strep) + a-haemolytic (e.g. strep pneumoniae - pneumococcus, strep mitior, strep mutans, strep sanguis)
Enterococci (non-haemolytic): E. faecalis - not a typical strep
Anaerobic streptococci
What are gram positive bacilli?
Aerobes: bacilus anthracis, corynebacterium diptheriae, listeria monocytogenes, nocardia species
Anaerobes: clostridium (C. difficile, C. botulinum, C. perfringens, C. tetani)
Actinomyces: A. israeli, A. naeslundii, A. odontolytic, A. viscosus
What are intracellular bacteria?
Chlamydia (C. trachomatis, C psittaci, C. pneumoniae) Coxiella burnetii Bartonella and Erlichia Rickettsia Legionella pneumophilia
What are gram negative cocci?
Neisseria: N. meningitidis, N. gonorrhoea
Moraxella: (M. catarrhalis)
What are gram negative bacilli?
Escherichia coli Shigella Salmonella PSEUDOMONAS aeruginosa HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE Camplyobacter jejuni
Citrobacteria freundii, C. koseri Klebsiella pneumoniae, K. oxytoca Enterobacter aerogenes E. cloacae Serratia marascens Proteus mirabilis Morganelle morganiii Providencia species: Yersinia (Y. pestis, Y. enterocolitica, Y. paratuberculosis) Brucella species Bordetella pertussis Pasteurella multocida Vibrio cholerae Enterobacteriacaeae
What are anaerobes?
Bacteroides
Clostridium
Fusobacterium
Helicobacter pylori
What are mycobacteria?
M tuberculosis
M bovis
M leprae (leprosy)
Atypical (suspect if immunocompromised): many exist
What are spirochetes?
Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease), B. recurrentis
Treponema (syphilis)
Leptospira
What are nucleic acid inhibitors?
Sulfonamides (+ and -)
Quinolones (- and +), B-lactamase resistant
Nitroimidazoles (+ and -)
Trimethoprim (+ and -)
What are cell wall inhibitors?
Penicillins (+»_space; -)
Carbapenems (+ and -), B-lactamase resistant
Monobactam (-), b-lactamase resistant
Cephalosporins (+ or -), b-lactamase resistant
Vancomycin (+»_space; -)
Teicoplanin (+»_space; -)
What are protein inhibitors?
Tetracyclines (+ and -) Aminoglycosides (- >> +) Macrolides (+ >> -) Streptogramins Chloramphenicol (+ and -)
What are sulfonamides?
Sulfadiazine, Sulfamethoxazole (+ and -)
Bacteriostatic, orally active, action prevented by pus (P-amino benzoic acid)
Widespread resistance to hospital acquired infections
Nausea and vomiting
Side effects: hypersensitivity reactions (common in drugs based in sulphur), bone marrow suppression
Replaced by antimicrobials with less resistance and less toxicity
What are quinolones?
Ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin nalidixic acid
- and + (-ve better, but broad spectrum)
Beta-lactamase organisms resistant to penicillins and some cephalosporins
Good presumptive treatment but avoid in sepsis, does not cross BBB. Inhibits P450.
Uses: pyelonephritis, dysentry, severe gastroenteritis, pseudomonas
What are nitroimidazoles?
Metronidazole, tinidazole
Bactericidal, broad spectrum, important in serious anaerobic infections e.g. sepsis, orally active + against H. pylori
Interacts with ethanol, warfarin metabolism,
Bitter taste - (goes into breast milk)
Uses: PID, BV, trichomoniasis, anaerobic sepsis, infected wounds, C. difficile colitis, post surgery
What are penicillins?
Benzylpenicillin +»>- (pen G)
Phenoxymethylpenicillin (pen V; less active against -ve)
Flucloxacillin (methicillin not used anymore) +»>-
Amoxicillin +»-
Azlocicillin +>- and Piperacillin +>- (used for pseudomonas)
Bactericidal, fairly broad spectrum but better for gram positive
First line in rare diseases as orally available so work in range of areas, good bioavailability, orally active so work in range of areas, low adverse effects
Used for: pseudomonas, syphillis, meningitis (benzylpenicillin for pre-hospital management), UTI, bronchitis, pneumonia (anthrax, diphtheria, gas gangrene, leptospirosis, Lyme disease)
Hypersensitivity 1-10% of exposed individuals (0.05% anaphylaxis), more likely if atopic, should not be given β lactam antibiotics
Encephalopathy
Excreted in kidney: make sure no renal insufficiency, Na penicillin, K penicillin, often given IV